Month: February 2020
- Africa
‘Locating Politics in Ethiopia’s Irreecha Ritual’: a book aimed at reshaping a conversation launched
Serawit Bekele Debele (PhD), left, says she “wanted to start a conversation and present narratives of ordinary Ethiopians when it comes to understanding Irreecha and its nature.” Bileh Jelan Addis Abeba, February 28/2020 – “The role of the state has not been always negative, overall its role was transformative when it comes to the promotion and protection of Irreecha,” says…
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Updated: Prosecutors agree to drop case against Ermias Amelga
Editor’s note: this story and the headline is edited to include the latest update Prosecutors dropped demand for settlement payment After a second meeting held between prosecutors and the defense team today, which ended a short while ago, prosecutors have dropped their demands against Ermias Amelga and have agreed to issue a letter to the Federal High Court 15th Criminal…
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Op-Ed: Why Ethiopia’s decision to skip the ever complicating GERD talks in Washington is right
Dejen Yemane Messele Addis Abeba, February 26/2020 – In an unexpected turn of events, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Electricity said today that Ethiopia will not take part in the upcoming trilateral GERD talks with Egypt and Sudan, which was scheduled to take place in Washington D.C. on February 27-28. The Ministry said it was skipping the next talks…
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Breaking: Business mogul Ermias Amelga, Binyam Tewelde of INSA, & Christian Tadele of NaMA among the 63 to be released
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2020 – The government said it has discontinued criminal charges against 63 individuals who were arrested and charged with various criminal charges in the wake of a crack down launched by the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Among the detainees to be released include MeTEC officials charged on corruption, officials charged on human rights…
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News: Protesters in Aweday beaten, shot at, as video exposes army crack down against civilians
Zecharias Zelalem Addis Abeba, February 24/2020 -At least 30 people were injured on Thursday February 20/2020 when government security forces clamped down on a crowd of protesters in the town of Aweday, eleven kilometers west of Harar, in east Hararghe zone of Oromia regional state. The local police attempted to restore calm before the federal army intervened following clashes between…
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News: Burayu police commissioner shot dead, colleague injured
Commissioner Solomon Tadesse Addis Abeba, February 21/2020– Solomon Tadesse, Police Commissioner of Burayu City, was shot dead today, whereas Commander Tesfaye Dinku, who was also shot, is admitted to a hospital, the BBC Amharic reported. Commander Tesfaye is the head of the special force for Oromia Regional State Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. According to Getachew Balcha, head of Oromia region…
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News: Ethiopia hosts largest ever gathering of military leaders in Africa,top US general boasts US-Africa relations “built on trust”
Some 40 Land Forces Chiefs & Representatives from across the African continent are in attendance of the summit in Addis Abeba Bileh Jelan Addis Abeba, February 18/2020 – The 8th Edition of the African Land Forces Summit under the theme “Tomorrow’s Security Demands Today’s Leadership” kicked off at Sheraton Addis Hotel here in the capital. The summit is hosted by…
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News: Displaced for more than seven years, IDPs in Afar region seek meaningful support
From left, Fatuma Mohammed, Dana Kasin Mohammed and Saida Mohammed Addis Abeba, February 18/2020 – Some 400 people remain displaced in the outskirts of Manda town, Elidaar woreda, zone 1, Afar region for more than 7 years now. They fled Akule, their areas of origin, along the Eritrean border mainly due to a recurrent drought but also to some extent…
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News: “We were assaulted by the police”: Artist Hawi H. Qeneni
Artist Hawi suffered fractured bones in her left arm and bruises in her neck and back. She also has several stitches in her forehead Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 17/2020 – Artist Hawi H. Qeneni, the daughter of the famous Afaan Oromo singer, song writer Elfnesh Qeno, dismissed as “false” the town administration’s and the police’s reports about an incident…
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